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bedeem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-deem
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To condemn.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To determine or decide the fate of; doom (one) to; sentence; forebode; foretell.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bidemen, equivalent to be- + deem. Cognate with Danish bedømme (“to judge, adjuducate, decide”), Swedish bedöma (“to judge”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

bedeems (present, singular) bedeeming (participle, present) bedeemed (participle, past) bedeemed (past) bideme (alternative)

Questions

What does bedeem mean?
To condemn.
Where does bedeem come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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